Umbrella



Patented Oct. II, |398.

E. E. MALLURY.

U M B R E L L A (Application led Nov. 19, 1897.)

(no Mdel.)

2 Sheets-Sheet l.

Mfz'messesl: l Mm bww' Ma/My,

:Wi/or/zey m wams Enns co. rumourno., wAsmNsroN, n. c,

Patented Det. ll, |898.

2 sheets-sheet 2.

E. l-.. mALLonv.

U M B R E L LA (Applcatinn filed Nov. 19, 1897.)

'ma Nonms PETERS U0. Puoau'mo., wAsulwaTow. u. c.

No. 6I2,253.

(N0 Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST E. MALLORY, OF WEST UNITY, OHIO.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,253, dated October11, 1898. Application filed November V19, 1897. Serial No. 659,199. (Nomodel.)

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, ERNEST E. MALLORY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vtfest Unity, in the county of lVilliams and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in umbrellas, more especially inwhat may be termed shortfolding7 umbrellas.

Desiderata, particularly in this class of umbrellas, are to provide,among other things, for dispensing with the ordinary runner-stop asheretofore applied to the staff or stick for limiting the upwardmovement of the runner when the umbrella is long-folded. Said form ofstop is objectionable, not capable of use in short-folding the umbrella,in that said stop or catch is xed and would therefore interfere with therunning of the runner clear to the crown or notch, as required in thelatter form of disposing the umbrella. In my invention provision is madefor limiting the upward movement of the runner when the umbrella islong-folded, which is also equally adapted for use in connection withthe umbrella when shortffolded.

Further objects of my improvements are to provide for the readydetachability' ofthe handle, also that of the staff or stick, and theconvenient attachment and removal of the cap for the centering portionat the tip above the notch or crown, also conveniently clasping theumbrella-cover when folded.

To these ends my invention consists, primarily, of a retractible andautomaticallyprojected dog or stop arranged in the sta or stickconvenient of actuation when its retraction is required to permit therunner to pass the same, as in short-folding the umbrella; second, ofmeans to retain said stop or dog retracted any considerable length oftime, as in short-folding the umbrella for packing or transportation;third, of-an end tube or flask adapted to be readily connected anddisconnected to and from thestaff or stick adapted to permit of theready application thereto of a handle or cap equally readily detachabletherefrom, and, iinally, of means for conveniently and readily claspingthe cover, all substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, andspecificallypointed out in the claims.

The scope of the invention extends to a retractible andautomatically-projected stop or dog to engage the runner in its upwardmovement adapted to be held retracted underthe action of anaxiallyshiftable sleeve; also, to an end tube or flask adapted to beheld detachably to the sta or stick and to serve as a closure for aclasping spring or ribbon for the cover and provided with spring-studsadapted to permit the engaging therewith of a handle-piece; also, to acenter cap-piece adapted to be readily secured in place and removablewhen desired.

In the accompanying` drawings, illustrating the preferred form ofcarrying out my invention, Figure l is a side view of the umbrellalong-folded with the spring tape or ribbon compactly clasping the cover.Fig. 2 is a sectional view showin gV the umbrella short-folded and therunner-stop retracted under the axially-shiftable sleeve. Fig. 3 is adetached View of the staff or stick, showing the runner-stop as usedwhen the umbrella is long-folded; and Fig. 4 shows the same with thehandle-piece detached and relatively disposed thereto. Fig. 5 is asectional view of the handle-piece and end tube and a portion of thestad or stick, the other portion being broken away. Fig. 6 is across-section, taken through said end tube, contiguously to and morefully disclosing the coiled spring ribbon or band. Fig. '7 is anenlarged detailed sectional view showing more fully the tipand its adjunctive parts.

corresponding parts shown and described inv my concurrent application,Serial No. 659,198, iiled of even date herewith.

The sta A proper is in several sections c,

lOO

a. a2, the folding sections a a being connected by the usual articulatedlink a3, inclosed by when long-folded for use.

a sliding sleeve a4, when the two sections are held iniiexibly inalinement, said sleeve adapted to be slid from over said link when thestaff is to be folded, as in short-folding the umbrella. The remainingsection a2 of the staff or stick is in tubular form, preferablytapering, as at d5, a short portion of its length, and from therecontracted diametrically, as at a6, to one end, that end connecting withthe section a. This reduced end portion a6 is sleeved upon the section aand detachably connected thereto by compressible spring-catches a7,seated in said section ct and adapted to be snapped into an aperture asin said reduced end portion c6. The staff or stick has its upper endadapted to be detachably connected to the tip B, the connection beingeffected substantially as in my application aforesaid-t'. e., the tipproper having bayonet-like opposite or coincident slots a9 and a sleeveb, adapted to be turned or movable upon said tip, and havingcorresponding kslots b', and the staff havinga transverse pin al throughit, with projecting ends engaging said bayonet-like slots. When theslots b' a9 are brought into coincidence by properly turning the tip,say slightly to the left, the staff can be pulled out of the tip-socketand detached from the tip.

The tiphas slipped snugly down around it an apertured conical piece c,forming a cap or protector for the centering portion of theumbrella-cover to shed the water and protect the cover at that point.The cap c has upon its inner flared circumference or portion a mutilatedor broken circular flange portion c', adapted to engage with a lateralstud or projection c2 on` the lower section of tip, and said tip and capbecome interlocked.

The upper section B/ of the tip is preferably let into the tubular lowersection and adapted to be locked or fastened therein in like fashion asthe staff is locked into said tip, a like pin and bayonet-shaped slotsforniing the means of connection.

G is the runner-stop,comprisin g, preferably, the dog d, arranged andpivoted in a slot in the upper part of the staff, with its upperlaterally projecting or offset end cl normally standing out from thestaff to intercept or limit the upward movement of the runner beyondthat point in opening the umbrella runner against downward movement.

II is a sleeve arranged on the staff or stick with a longitudinal slot etherein, through which the spring Vfinger-piece protrudes. Said sleevehas also a short transverse slot e/ therein, near its lower end,receiving a projection e2 from the staff-in the present instance, ascrew-to permit the sleeve to be axially moved or turned sufficiently tocover saidspring finger-piece as the latter is pressed into its slot inthe staff. The sleeve will thus hold the finger-piece and thefinger-piece the previously-projecting or stop end of the dog retractedwithout further interference of the hand until the sleeve is shiftedback from over said finger-piece, again allowing said stop end ofthe dogto be automatically projected by the spring action of the fingerpiece.The runner can now be run along the staff unobstructed clear to thenotch or crown, as required in short-folding the umbrella, as aboveintimated.

The runner F of the approved construction shown, described, and claimedin my abovereferred to application comprises, among other features,principally the series of radial spaced apart arms f, fixed to therunner proper on the staff, the spring-fingers f', connected to saidarms upon opposite sides thereof and to the stretchers D, and thesliding runner-section F', adapted to engage and throw saidspring-fingers outward from the staff, this being effected when saidrunnersection is moved upward.l By the opposite movement of saidrunner-section said springfingers are permitted to more or less moveinward toward the staff to relatively shorten the stretchers as neededin short-folding the umbrella.

The runner-section may be itself held from any possible downwarddisplacement by the use of pivoted clasps g, applied to opposite arms ff of the runner proper, with their upper ends curved inward toward thelatter and having below said ends recesses adapted to receive saidrunner-section.

I isA a form of strap for clasping the parts IOO IIO

'lne dog d has its inner or lower end pivoted or connected to the upperend of a spring finger-piece cl2, arranged in a diagonal extension ofthe aforesaid slot, with its lower end secured in the lower end of saidslot extension, thus bringing' said finger-piece to the opposite side ofthe staff and adapting it, as is obvious, for engagement with the lowerend or edge of the runner to retain it in position as against downwardmovement. This provides for the convenient actuation of the dog, and sothat when the pressure is exerted upon said fingerpiece toward the staffwhile the hand is graspof the umbrella when short-folded, consisting inthis example of a'spring or steel ribbon arranged or housed in the endsection d2 of the staff or stick after the fashion of the reeled steelmeasuring-tape, with its free end readily accessible and adapted to bedrawn out through an opening or slot 7i in said staff end section by thehand. This end of the ribbon or strap I has an inturned or hookedportion z', adapted to be engaged or caught upon a cross-bar z" in oneend of the opening or slot h in the staff end section a2. The

clasping strap or ribbon I is readily drawn or uncoiled out of itshousing in said staff end section a2 by pulling on said ribbon and isautomatically rewound or coiled therein when released out of the way.

The interchangeable cap K and handle or handpiece L are readily slippedupon the lower end of the staff-section 0.2 and snapped fast thereon byopposite spring studs 7s, spring-seated or cushioned in saidstaff-secfrom opposite sides of said staff and adapted to engage theupper and lower ends of said runner, respectively, substantially as setforth.

2. In an umbrella, the combination, with the staff and runner, of anaxially-movable longitudinally-slotted sleeve, and a retractible andprojectible dog or stop, with its detent projecting from one side ofsaid sta or tion andprojecting therefrom to engage or snap intocoincident apertures k' in said handle-piece or cap.

The many advantages of my invention have been made apparent from theabove. Among them it may be necessary to just refer here only to thefollowing: the ready adaptation of the umbrella for short-folding aswell as long -folding, convenience and facility of handling, the readydismemberin g of the parts to provide for compact folding or packingthereof, as Well as the easy repairing thereof, and also the readyclasping of the umbrella when folded.

It will be understood that I do not restrict myself to the details ofthe Vconstruction and arrangement of the parts herein shown anddescribed, as they may be readily changed or modified without departingfrom the spirit or principles of my invention and the same remainintact.

I'Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire -tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an umbrella, the combination, with the staff having a recesstherein, and a runner, of a retractible, and projectible,diagonally-arranged stop located in said recess,

with its upper end and finger-piece projecting stick and having adiagonal hnger-plece extension adapted to project through said sleeve,and to be held retracted thereby, substantially as set forth.

3. In an umbrella, the combination with a stafl'having a recess therein,and aV runner, of the retractible and proj ectible dog or stop arrangedin said recess, with its upper end and finger-piece projecting fromopposite sides of said sta and adapted to engage the upper and lowerends of said runner, respectively, and the sleeve having axial movementon said sta and a longitudinal slot, to provide for the retraction andprojection of said dog or stop, respectively, substantially asspecified.

4:. In an umbrella, the combination with the tip having a lateral pin orprojection at its base, of the conical shield or cap adapted to beslipped upon said tip and having upon its inner ared portion a mutilatedcircular ange adapted to engage said pin or projection, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST E. MALLORY.

Titnesses W. B. CLAY, Gno. C. RINGS.

